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Necessity is the Mother of Innovation—Crisis as a Catalyst for Line Extension in Sports Events

International Journal of Tourism Research, Volume 28, Issue 2, March/April 2026.
ABSTRACT This paper examines the case of the Salzkammergut Trophy, a major mountain bike event in the Alps. During the Covid‐19 pandemic, the organizers introduced a hybrid event format, allowing participants to start individually over an extended period of time.
Lukas Graiff, Jannik Roth, Martin Schnitzer   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Penalty-Duel and Institutional Design: Is there a Neeskens-Effect? [PDF]

nonesoccer, game theory ...
Wolfgang Leininger, Axel Ockenfels
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Sample Complexity of Identifying the Nonredundancy of Nontransitive Games in Dueling Bandits

Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Agents and Artificial Intelligence
Dueling bandit is a variant of the Multi-armed bandit to learn the binary relation by comparisons. Most work on the dueling bandit has targeted transitive relations, that is, totally/partially ordered sets, or assumed at least the existence of a champion such as Condorcet winner and Copeland winner. This work develops an analysis of dueling bandits for
Shang Lu, Shuji Kijima
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Analysis of methods for simulating character encounters in a game with RPG elements

Journal of Computer Sciences Institute
This paper investigates algorithms that predict the outcome of a duel in a game with RPG elements and determine the losses incurred. The aim is to evaluate the effectiveness of the following approaches: based on Lanchester's laws and stochastic, using ...
Michał Zdybel, Jakub Smołka
doaj   +1 more source

Civility, honour and male aggression in early modern English jestbooks

Gender &History, Volume 38, Issue 1, Page 70-85, March 2026.
Abstract This article discusses the comical representation of inter‐male violence within early modern English jestbooks. It is based on a rigorous survey of the genre, picking out common themes and anecdotes, as well as discussing their reception and sociable functions. Previous scholarship has focused on patriarchs, subversive youths and impoliteness.
Tim Somers
wiley   +1 more source

Churchill and Germany: A ‘Special’ Relationship

History, Volume 111, Issue 395, Page 237-254, March 2026.
Abstract No other country defined the trajectory of Churchill's political career more than Germany, a country of which he had little direct knowledge but which he either sought to emulate, accommodate or oppose throughout his time in politics. This article traces Churchill's relationship with Germany from his entry into politics at the beginning of the
T. G. Otte
wiley   +1 more source

On the Nash Equilibria of a Simple Discounted Duel

, 2023
We formulate and study a two-player static duel game as a nonzero-sum discounted stochastic game. Players $P_{1},P_{2}$ are standing in place and, in each turn, one or both may shoot at the other player.
Kehagias, Athanasios
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Game Theory Models for Organizational/Public Conflict

, 1991
: This paper applies game theory to conflicts between organizations and publics. Non-cooperative games--the duel (Chernobyl), the game of tag (Ford Pinto), and the escalation game (A. H.
Murphy, Priscilla
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Diner Duel

, 2014
Diner Duel is a two player battle game. The game is set in a fictional food court with a restaurant on either side. Each player owns one of the restaurants, and their goal is to  make the goal amount of money before their opponent does. There is only one
Shepherd, Luke, Futral, Taylor
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Card Game Balancing: Balancing digital and print trading card games across casual and competitive environments [PDF]

, 2023
The thesis dives deep into the intricate world of trading card games, focusing on their balance in various publishing and gaming environments. Through qualitative analysis, it explores prominent sample games such as Duel Masters, Magic: The Gathering ...
Virtanen, Vilma Matilda
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